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  • MOT training enables JBLM mission success

    More than 30 Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, and 22 Air Force loadmasters from the 62nd Airlift Wing recently trained loading a 75,000 pounds Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar trailer onto a C-17 Globemaster III on McChord Field, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

  • 62nd MDS improves Unit Fitness Program

    Physical fitness is a priority every military member must keep high on their list.Since arriving to McChord Field during the summer of 2014, Col. Monica Johnson, the 62nd Medical Squadron commander, has put extra emphasis on the importance of their physical training program. Together with Staff Sgt.

  • 357th FS, 22nd STS team up for austere landings

    Four A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the 357th Fighter Squadron flew to the National Training Center range at Fort Irwin, California to conduct austere landing training, Sept. 22, while the unit was participating in Green Flag-West 15-10.The training involved the landing of A-10s on the unimproved

  • 62nd AW hits the mark during EDRE

    Within three seconds of the scheduled time and 25 yards of the point of impact, Airmen of the 62nd Airlift Wing from Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash., were able to drop more than 90,000 pounds of cargo via air drops Sept. 27, at White Sands, N.M.This very accurate and on time delivery was one part of

  • Annual Operation DEEP FREEZE to commence

    The U.S. military will kick off the 2015-2016 season of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation, with operations commencing Sept. 28.This support is provided by Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, led by

  • 2015 Combined Federal Campaign kicks off

    More than 30 nonprofits convened on Joint Base Lewis-McChord to discuss the impact of federal employees' donations on local communities.The annual Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Monday at the Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Fest Tent. The CFC voluntary workplace giving campaign,